Drain-board.



G. W. MALI.

DRAIN BOARD. APPLICATION FILED OGT.6, 1910.

994,855. Patented June 13, 1911.

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CHRISTIAN W. MALI, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA DRAIN-BOARD.

Specification of Letters' Patent. Patented Julie 13, 1911.

Application filed October 6, 1910. Serial No. 585,646. v

T0 at Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN V. MALI, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Brighton, in the county of Beaver and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDrain- Boards; and 1 do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in drain boards.

The object of the inventionis to provide a d ain board pressed orotherwise formed from a single piece of porous or non-porous materialhaving an improved means for attaching the same to'a suitable support,and in engagement with a sink.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination andarrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the accon'ipanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of adrain board constructed in accordance with the invention and showing thesame applied to a sink; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the drain board;Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same; Fig. at is a verticallongitudinal sectional .view thereof; and, Fig. :3 is a cross sectionalview of the same; Fig. 6 is cross sectional view of a modified form ofthe board show ing the same provided with a corrugated rubber mat.

Referring moreparticularly to the drawings 1 denotes my improved drainboard which may be of any suitable size and shape and constructed 'ofany suitable 'inaterial which may be pressed i to the desired formation.The board is ere shown and is preferably of oblong shape and ispreferably formed of wood fiber, straw board, cork or similarC(JmPOSllLlODS'bUt which may be fori'ned from pressed steel or iron. Theboard when thus formed will be non-porous and may have applied theretopaint, var

nish, enamel or any other coating. The

board has formed therein a series of longi-' of the board is preferablyreduced in width and is curved downwardly to a slight extent orotherwise shaped as shown forming a flange as at 4, to fit over theupper edge of the sink. The bdard is braced and strength ened by aseries of transversely disposed cleats 5 which are secured to the underside thereof in any suitable manner. The sink engaging end of the boardis prevented from being accidentally lifted off the sink edge by meansof plate springs 6, 6, secured to the under face of the board andterminating at a short distance from the flange 4, so that when saidflange is engaged over the edge of. the sink, the springs will engageunder the rim of the sink. The outer end of the board is supported upona bracket 7 which is secured to the wall or other support and has formedin its upper edge slots or offset apertured lugs 8 which are adapted tobe engaged by books 9 formed on the ends of attaching plates 10 securedto the under side of the board as shown. By thus securing the outer endof the board to the bracket said board is supported and firmly heldagainst disengagement from the bracket.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings the board is shown as formed with a flat upperside to which is cemented or otherwise secured a rubber mat which may beplain or flat on its upper side or provided with any suitable shapedprojections or corrugated as shown in the drawing. i

A drain board constructed in accordance with my invention will be'santary, easy to keep clean and will present a neat attractive appearance.From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

the construction and operation of the invcntion will be readilyunderstood without requ ring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended. claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

A drain board provided at one end with a downturned flange to engageover the edge ofa sink, means for supporting the-opposite end of theboard. comprising brackets attachable to a permanent support andprovided with horizontally slotted rojecting lugs, in testimony whereofI have hereunto set hooks secured to the under ace of the board my handin presence of two subscribing witadapted to engage in the slots of thelugs, nesses.

and plate springs secured to said under face CHRISTIAN W. MALI. 5terminating at short distance from the down- Witnesses: i

turned flange to engage under the rim of the G. B. ANDERSON,

sink. E. C. TRUXALL.

